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From Blood to Whispers: The Appeal of Quiet Horror
I used to live in the guts of horror. By that, I mean the kind of horror that stains your palms and tastes like rust. My other books — especially the Bloody Series with its love for graphic detail, human monsters, and the unforgiving anatomy of violence — live in the places where flesh tears,…
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The Natural Rewards of Writing
I’m sure there are people out there who began writing because they wanted fame and fortune (although I can’t imagine anyone who keeps writing because of all the loose fame and fortune laying around in publishing). Every writer I know, however, began writing for a couple of reasons: There are some writers who are happy…
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Hobbes, Nihilism, and Mad Max 2
For reasons long forgotten two mighty warrior tribes went to war and touched off a blaze which engulfed them all. Without fuel they were nothing. They’d built a house of straw. The thundering machines sputtered and stopped. Their leaders talked and talked and talked, but nothing could stem the avalanche. Their world crumbled. Cities exploded…
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The Door
There are few objects more ordinary than a door. We pass through them a dozen times a day without thought. They separate rooms, mark boundaries, provide privacy. But in horror, doors carry far heavier meaning. They become symbols of fear—of what lies beyond, or of what might cross through when we least expect it. A…
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Conspiracy Theories
How do these things get started, anyway? I suspect they begin with a grain of truth… Back when I was working for the navy, I was the Contract Compliance Inspector for the fuel operation at the big naval air station in the middle of San Diego Bay. We had a number of satellite facilities around…
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MIRROR TEST
The Mirror Test is an experimental technique used by behavioral scientists to help determine whether or not an animal is capable of self-recognition, which is arguably considered to be a sign of self-awareness and sentience. A mark is placed on the animal at a spot it cannot see except in a mirror. If the animal…
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Creep It Real: What Readers Want This Season
What’s the perfect read for the ‘Spooky Season’? For the true horror fans, every season is spooky season. Rain or shine, February or July, there’s always room for something chilling. Horror is our year-round comfort read. But something happens in October. The nights get longer, pumpkins appear on porches, and suddenly even readers who wouldn’t…
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